Microsoft Outlook Questions


PDA will not synchronize with Microsoft Outlook or calendar
My personal digital assistant (PDA) is an IPAQ 5500. My desktop operating system (OS) is Windows Vista Home Premium. Since upgrading to the latest Windows Mobile Device Center, I can not synchronize Microsoft Outlook or Outlook’s calendar. My PDA is recognized and connected, but it will not synchronize. I have researched this issue and found [...]

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2008  5:28 PM
Microsoft Outlook, Mobile synchronization, Outlook, PDA, Windows Mobile Device Center
580 pts.

Can I set up Outlook to automatically save a copy of sent messages?
Microsoft Outlook does not automatically save a copy of sent messages in my Sent Items folder. I have checked Tools -> Options -> Email -> Save a copy of sent items in the sent items folder. What am I doing wrong?

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2008  5:25 PM
Microsoft Outlook, Outlook
580 pts.

New Microsoft Outlook calendar meetings do not show as tentative
We have a Microsoft Outlook calendar problem. When a meeting request is received, the meeting should automatically be added to the calendar and marked as tentative. However, for a number of users this is not happening. These users do not have rules set up to move meeting requests. I have run Outlook with /cleanprofile, /cleansniff [...]

Answer Question   |  May 9, 2012  5:04 PM
Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Outlook calendar
580 pts.

How can I prevent spam from getting through the Exchange server?
I am running Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Exchange 2003. My client workstations are receiving spam email with vulgar and inappropriate words in the subject and body of the message. I have implemented Microsoft Outlook rules on the workstation computers and have the spam filter settings at “high.” However, [...]

Answer Question   |  March 7, 2008  5:03 PM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Outlook, Spam, Spam filters, Windows Small Business Server
580 pts.

Why is user unable to access Outlook when connected to the VPN?
We are using Exchange Server 2003. One user cannot authenticate to Microsoft Outlook using her domain account and credentials when connected through the virtual private network (VPN). Even though she is using her domain credentials, she receives a message stating that she is using a wrong password and cannot authenticate. When she is directly connected [...]

Answer Question   |  August 6, 2008  5:01 PM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Outlook, VPN
580 pts.

How ca I see my yahoo or google email in microsoft outlook when my mail server is Mdaemon…..
Hi How ca I see my yahoo or google emails in microsoft outlook when my mail server is Mdaemon!!!!???? I have AD and a Mdaemon server. When I had exchange server very easy I created an contact in ADUC and define my google email address in it after that in properties of my main account [...]

Answer Question   |  March 4, 2008  6:37 AM
Mail protocols, MDaemon, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook
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265 pts.

Can I replicate an Outlook address book to a BlackBerry address book?
We configure BlackBerry devices with BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, but not wirelessly. This is standard procedure but recently it messed up a clients’ Outlook address book. The client made changes in his Outlook address book and when he called me for BlackBerry setup, I configured the BlackBerry to synchronize with [...]

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2008  6:06 PM
BES, BlackBerry, BlackBerry devices, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Synchronization
580 pts.

Unable to migrate Microsoft Outlook mailbox after Exchange migration
I am migrating from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003. I have followed the steps for Exchange Server deployment. I started to move mailboxes using the Exchange Task Wizard. The task finished successfully. However, one user’s Microsoft Outlook mailbox remains in the old server. I now have the Exchange tab for the user disabled [...]

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2010  11:11 PM
Exchange 2003, Exchange 5.5, Exchange migration, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook
580 pts.

Microsoft Outlook 2003 .PST file will not grow above 2 GB
I am running Microsoft Outlook 2003 and my .PST file does not grow above 2 GB. I have read the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: The .PST file has a different format and folder size limit in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2003 How to configure the size limit for both (.PST) and (.OST) files [...]

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2012  7:33 PM
.PST files, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook 2003
580 pts.

Microsoft Outlook 2003 Auto-Archive feature won’t archive email
I’m trying to set up a user workstation to use the Auto-Archive feature in Microsoft Outlook 2003. We are using .OST files with Exchange Server. After setting the parameters for Auto-Archive and rebooting the computer, Outlook created the Archive folder structure. I tried archiving the entire Outlook mailbox and individual folders, with no luck. Outlook [...]

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2010  6:37 PM
.OST files, Email archiving, Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Outlook 2003
580 pts.

Sent Outlook email is not being saved to the Sent Items folder
Microsoft Outlook 2003 is not saving a user’s sent items. Her options are set up to keep a copy of sent email in the Sent Items folder. I have tried unchecking and rechecking the options box, but the copies of the sent email are still not being saved. However, the email does go through to [...]

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  6:35 PM
Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook 2003
580 pts.

Troubleshoot Task Microsoft Exchange Server reported error
We are running Exchange Server 2003 and our 30 client computers are running Windows XP. Since three days ago, whenever I use Microsoft Outlook on any client PC, it gives the error “Task ‘Microsoft Exchange Server’ reported error.” I tried rebuilding the Outlook address list and creating a new Outlook profile but neither worked. I [...]

Answer Question   |  November 27, 2008  6:33 PM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Outlook, Windows XP
580 pts.

Problem forwarding Microsoft Outlook email
I’m trying to forward an email from Microsoft Outlook. When I attempt to forward the Outlook email, a separate box pops up with a completely different email not relating to the original email I wanted to forward. Do you know how I can fix this?

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2009  6:29 PM
Email forwarding, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook
580 pts.

Can I locate .PST files in Outlook and verify the associated profile?
Is there a method or tool that can locate a Microsoft Outlook .PST file on a client machine and determine which Outlook profile is associated with it? We are using Windows XP and Outlook 2003.

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2008  10:19 PM
.PST files, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Tools, Windows XP
580 pts.

Cannot access Outlook folder from another PC in Windows SBS 2003
I have Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS 2003) and Microsoft Outlook. I want to share a folder I created called “recruitment calendar” under public folders. I created the public folder calendar and it, but I can’t access it from another PC in the network. What am I doing wrong?

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2008  9:52 PM
Microsoft Outlook, Outlook, Public folders, SBS 2003, Shared folders, Windows Small Business Server
580 pts.

website hyperlink problem
When my user goes to customer(s) websites and clicks on an email link…Microsoft Outlook gives a ‘The object could not be found’ message and does not work. If my co-worker or myself try it (on our computers) it works just fine. We use IE 7 and Microsoft Outlook 2003. Is there a setting somewhere which [...]

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2008  7:41 PM
IE7, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook 2003
asked by:
40 pts.

Privileges in Exchange mailboxes.
Hi everybody, My problem is this: I have a “shared” mailbox that is being used by a number of different people. If the mailbox is being accessed using Microsoft Outlook 2000 then I’m not able to move any folder within the mailbox. If the same mailbox is being accessed using Microsoft Outlook 2007 then I’m [...]

Answer Question   |  January 7, 2008  9:36 PM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Microsoft Outlook 2007
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20 pts.

Limited number of sessions in Exchange 2003
Hi, I am running exchange 2003 on SBS 2003 and Windows XP SP2 on all workstations. Recently we are having connection issues with exchange server from outlook clients. A few clients cannot establish connections to the server, however this only occurs when many of the other clients are successfully connected to exchange. When I disconnect [...]

Answer Question   |  December 14, 2007  9:39 AM
Exchange 2003, Microsoft Outlook, OWA
asked by:
5 pts.